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we had two engineers being guest lectures at the technology part of tech 21. so they already had their presentations earlier this month. i was going to give you an update on our collective veterans hiring effort. i'm happy to say that we have two of our founding members in the room with us, manny flores and paula ressa of the carpenter's union. back in april we commenced a veteran's hiring steering committee, if you will, to look at issues of veterans geting into the construction field. we subsequently had two working group meetings with alameda workforce investment board, representatives, the edd there, as well as the carpenters' union and city build, as well as mission hiring hall. and what we came up with was essentially we found out that you needed to connect the dots with veterans hiring and a lot of organizations are out there working to support veterans, but nobody is really talking to each other and they are trying to individually reach out to employers and not really in a cohesive fashion. with unions and companies and cbos we needed to develop a more
we had two engineers being guest lectures at the technology part of tech 21. so they already had their presentations earlier this month. i was going to give you an update on our collective veterans hiring effort. i'm happy to say that we have two of our founding members in the room with us, manny flores and paula ressa of the carpenter's union. back in april we commenced a veteran's hiring steering committee, if you will, to look at issues of veterans geting into the construction field. we...
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it's something that takes the newest technology, the smartphone, and couples it to one of the oldest, the chariot. the result makes it easier for some to get around town, and others to make a living. tom foreman has the story of uber, a german word, in tonight's "american journey." >> reporter: for 13 years in the crush and crawl of d.c. traffic, robert harrison has made a sometimes difficult living as a limo driver, but a surge of new riders now has him for the first time heading into the holidays with real optimism about his job. >> they have saved the day for us as independent limo drivers. >> reporter: that's the impact? >> that's the impact, absolutely. >> reporter: he says he owes it to uber. a relatively new service that allows limo drivers to connect electronically with people nearby who need a car right now. so your smartphone knows where you are. all you do is put in a request for a car and in a matter of moments -- >> i have a hit. >> reporter: that allows drivers who often have hours to kill between pre-arranged rides to turn the waiting time into money making time. uber t
it's something that takes the newest technology, the smartphone, and couples it to one of the oldest, the chariot. the result makes it easier for some to get around town, and others to make a living. tom foreman has the story of uber, a german word, in tonight's "american journey." >> reporter: for 13 years in the crush and crawl of d.c. traffic, robert harrison has made a sometimes difficult living as a limo driver, but a surge of new riders now has him for the first time...
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quite frankly, i think the american people may have gotten a little too much that the the technology was all magic. but the one thing that norman schwarzkopf made sure of is that the way he advertised his troops and people, it was a turning point for the nation. the goal for what the gulf war veterans were welcome back, it was a turning point for the nation as well. harris: very interesting in the way that you describe it. i remember the media will look forward to his daily briefings. it was a tutorial on how to report the news coming out of that part of the world. let's move on from that, and of course, the nation will continue to remember general schwarzkopf today. but we have some things that are making headlines. before you get it in, is a saltpeter? >> no, they are trying to keep the united states on track to lead in 2013. these are the same people who burn down schools, those who would shoot people that dare teach women. these are nasty people. all they are trying to do is get the heat off long enough so that they can come back in power and funds that country further back into
quite frankly, i think the american people may have gotten a little too much that the the technology was all magic. but the one thing that norman schwarzkopf made sure of is that the way he advertised his troops and people, it was a turning point for the nation. the goal for what the gulf war veterans were welcome back, it was a turning point for the nation as well. harris: very interesting in the way that you describe it. i remember the media will look forward to his daily briefings. it was a...
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concern is if north korea conducts another nuclear test, you could learn more about how to miniaturized technology, which is a key step in building a nuclear weapons program. but of course, we are now just waiting to find out if kim jong-un will take another step and conduct a third nuclear test. back to you. gregg: david is live in bangkok. thank you so much, david. heather: with more on this, let's bring in the director of japan studies at the american enterprise institute. thank you for joining us and i thank you for having me. hello, heather. heather: you have this article that you wrote for the national review online. the very first line of your article says this. save yourself a few precious minutes and ignoring everything that the u.s. government says about north korea. so what is going on? >> welcome the truth is we don't know what is going on. we are pretty clueless about north korea. all we know is that when it's time fore holidays and for us to relax, north korea will do something crazy like launching rockets on july 4 or maybe setting up another nuclear test around new year's. you know
concern is if north korea conducts another nuclear test, you could learn more about how to miniaturized technology, which is a key step in building a nuclear weapons program. but of course, we are now just waiting to find out if kim jong-un will take another step and conduct a third nuclear test. back to you. gregg: david is live in bangkok. thank you so much, david. heather: with more on this, let's bring in the director of japan studies at the american enterprise institute. thank you for...
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so we've brought products that have new technology. bear minerals is legendary for their foundation and they have's put it in a compact. >> this is a foundation, not a powder? >> yes. >> it does look like it would give you that much coverage, but it does. a long way to go. let's get along. >> this is the celebrity loved line. they love this for the red carpet. this is maestro fusion foundation. check this out. it has a pigment fusion to it. it's almost like a dry oil. so you don't feel it on your face. >> look at the veins. >> close up, please. >> acne is a big problem. >> not for us, but go on. >> when you have it, you feel like defines you. so sad. >> and this is zappers. and this is the first one that prevents acne, as well. this is a light and heat. and it's vibrating, too. >> oh, yeah. >> bringing the bacteria to the surface. and that kills it. so you can use this prevent differencely. >> what are you stopping for? >> okay. so that's twice a day. >> is this pricey? >> this is rice citis pricey. $195. but if you break out in the sa
so we've brought products that have new technology. bear minerals is legendary for their foundation and they have's put it in a compact. >> this is a foundation, not a powder? >> yes. >> it does look like it would give you that much coverage, but it does. a long way to go. let's get along. >> this is the celebrity loved line. they love this for the red carpet. this is maestro fusion foundation. check this out. it has a pigment fusion to it. it's almost like a dry oil. so...